The Minnesota Wild topped the Chicago Blackhawks last night 4-3 in front of a sold out crowd at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Wild have won 2 of 3 contests against the Blackhawks, also snapping their 7 game road win streak.
Matt Cooke and Zach Parise scored first for the Wild to take a 2-0 lead. In the second period Jeremy Morin scored for the Blackhawks to make it a 2-1 game.
The Thi...

Playoffs are 2 weeks away, and with the Chicago Blackhawks sitting pretty at the top of the league, President's Trophy all but locked up, you'd think the team would take it easy on their opponents every once in a while.
Unfortunately for their opponents, that's just not how Jonathan Toews and the Blackhawks roll.
Always the overacheiver (I have a feeling he'd be the type of straight-A student t...

This was gonna’ be a piece all about the amazing Chicago Blackhawks’ and their stupendous start to abbreviated NHL ‘12-13, but then hoopsters Miami decided to turn-up the Heat on the rest of the NBA and remind everyone who’s boss. Tough call.
Every time I get the scores on these two clubs I’m muttering to myself words like “Really,” “Wow” or “Is that right?” It’s real an...

As free agency officially opens tomorrow, July 1st, Pittsburgh Penguins’ fans have been eagerly awaiting a decision by Jaromir Jagr and his agent Petr Svoboda to see if Jagr will be returning to where it all started. As we all know by now, a decision was supposed to be made by Jagr on Wednesday, but there have been a number of reports as to where Jagr even is right now. The Penguins gener...

Just like in recent years past, the Chicago Blackhawks' selection at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft did not cause that much of a stir. The last two picks, right winger Kevin Hayes and defenseman Dylan Olsen, have yet to play in the big league since getting drafted by the club. Now that's not to say that this year's 18th overall pick, Mark McNeill, will have the same fate, but the talk in Windy C...

Chicago scored three first period goals and rolled over the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 forcing a Game 6 on Sunday in Chicago. Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith each scored two goals and Corey Crawford stopped all 36 shots from Vancouver earning his first playoff shutout.
Chicago hoping to keep their scoring explosion going in Game 5 opened the scoring early in the first period on the power play. Mar...

Things aren't looking good for the Chicago Blackhawks but the defending Stanley Cup champs still have hope. They are now down 2-0 to the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the playoffs, a situation they have not been in against the Canucks in several years. It's not too surprising, considering that they are hardly the star-powered team they were last year, having lost their core contributo...

If I haven't said it's crunch time before, it sure is crunch time now. Though the Blackhawks managed a point in their last game against Montreal, their situation in the West is far from safe. They are only 2 points ahead of both the Calgary Flames and the Dallas Stars for 8th, so in order for them to cling on to that coveted post-season spot, the Hawks have no choice but to win every game they ...

For the streaking Chicago Blackhawks, tonight's game should have been an easy win. The Florida Panthers, who were coming off of a streak of their own (a 5-game losing streak, to be exact) are ranked 13th in the standings in the East and 26th overall. But maybe it was the Panthers' determination to snap out of that slump, and the Blackhawks complacency with their 4th place ranking in the West, t...

It's hard to argue with TSN's Bob McKenzie that this trade deadline is the most active it's been in years. Already, big name players like Mike Fisher, Craig Anderson, Tomas Kaberle, Erik Johnson, and James Neal have moved to new teams. Of course, with big names moving around and the Kings not involved, Lombardi has received criticism for his lack of activity. Lombardi has been accused of ...

As the New York Islanders head home from their five-game road trip versus the Western Conference at 3-2-0, there were some high and lows. The way the trip culminated in Chicago on Sunday was definitely one of the lowlights.
Chicago rolled to a 5-0 victory, sending New York home after a trip that took it to Michigan, Alberta, Colorado and finally Illinois.
The Islanders, 8-3-1 in their last 12 ...

Maybe it’s destiny that Marty Turco end up with the Chicago Blackhawks.
It’s not exactly SOP for a Stanley Cup champion to move their clutch goaltender before they’ve even popped the last champagne cork. They were still sweepin’ up parade confetti off State Street when playoff hero Antti Niemi was dealt to San Jose.
It was under the tutelage of former Blackhawks’ great Ed Belfour wh...